EdgeBoston.com – by Kilian Melloy – EDGE Contributor
Some in the transgender community have not quite forgiven the Human Rights Campaign for last summer’s incident in which the HRC went along with a plan to cull language regarding gender identity and expression from a federal anti-discrimination bill.
When the HRC put on a dinner in San Francisco on June 26, there was a protest organized by local transgendered and queer people and their supporters. Called the “Left Out Party: A Genderful Gala,” the protest was enough to send Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villagraigosa, who had initially agreed to be the dinner’s keynote speaker, running.